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Tested folder size:

4,680 GB (38581 files)

Application After Time Speed
7zip / Ultra➀ 122 MB 16:00 min 5 MB/s need 10GB RAM
7zip / Normal 184 MB 3:20 min 24 MB/s need 1GB RAM
7zip / Fastest 379 MB 0:50 min 94 MB/s
TotalCommander - zip / max (9) 482 MB 5:04 min 15 MB/s
TotalCommander - zip / normal (6) 500 MB 2:26 min 32 MB/s
Windows - Send To - zip 516 MB 1:52 min 42 MB/s

➀ The default settings have been increased: Dictionary size from 64 MB to 256 MB, Word size from 64 to 273

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